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Two BA (Hons) Acting students on stage at the Palace Court Theatre performing Macbeth. One actor in a military tunic and crown handles a medal while another actor in military fatigues watches.
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Toil and trouble on tour: AUB takes Macbeth to Dorset schools
Two BA (Hons) Acting students standing in the centre of a stage under a spotlight, holding hands. One is wearing a bridal veil. Other performers are standing in partial darkness around the edges of the stage.
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Adultery and revenge in 1940s Paris: AUB Productions presents Thérèse
Group of actors in 18th century costume in the middle of a scene of "SALT" on Poole Quay, with boats and cranes in the background
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SALT: AUB students bring community play to life with costumes and design
Two BA (Hons) Acting students in costume during a dress rehearsal of "Spring Awakening". Two other Acting students appear in the background.
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Spring Awakening: Controversial classic kickstarts AUB Productions’ new season
A group of BA (Hons) Textiles students gather and pose for a photo at their stall at the 2023 New Designers show.
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That’s a wrap! A look back on AUB students’ 2023 summer successes
Prospective students listening to a talk from BA (Hons) Architecture lecturer at an on-campus open day
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Finding AUB through Clearing: a student’s experience
BA (Hons) Costume graduate Beth Lacey and members of the Costume course team posing for a photo at the Patterns of Fashion Awards 2023. The winning garment, an embroidered jacket, is displayed on a mannequin in the centre.
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Legacy continued: BA (Hons) Costume graduate Beth Lacey clinches Patterns of Fashion Award
Two BA (Hons) Acting students, one in full costume, the other in partial costume, kneeling on a trolley while in rehearsal for Masque Macabre.
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Masque Macabre: AUB Productions closes the season with a tale of intrigue and mystery in 1800s Paris
Five people sit at the foot of a staircase on a stage and pose for a photo.
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Strictly not Shakespeare for AUB’s new reality TV Twelfth Night remake
Close-up of AUB Costume student and University Music scholar V Joy standing on a stage. A musician sits playing an electric keyboard in the background.
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Acclaimed violinist Nivedita Sarnath to play at University Music’s An Autumn Elegy
An AUB Costume student works on an exhibition at Heights of Abraham, positioning a fan in a mannequin's hand. The mannequin is dressed in a period costume and wig.
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AUB Costume and Make-up students create period outfits for historic Derbyshire attraction
Close-up of AUB Costume student and University Music scholar V Joy standing on a stage. A musician sits playing an electric keyboard in the background.
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Jumping for Joy: University Music scholar Verity hits all the right notes
Acting Course Leader Katharine Piercey with Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Gough sit opposite one another on stage at the Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth
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AUB to restore Bournemouth’s iconic Palace Court Theatre
A series of paintings with photos underneath them. The photos show a man performing the same poses and actions as shown in the paintings.
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AUB's Will Hargreaves on 'recreating' the work of Van Dyck, Munch and Courbet
A pile of sanitary hygiene packs stacked.
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AUB Costume staff and students are helping to end period poverty
Stage designer Pamela Howard delivers a lecturer in front of an audience of students
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AUB welcomes top stage designer Pamela Howard
Close-up of an 18th Century bodice on a mannequin
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Sustainability takes centre-stage for AUB’s Treasure Island
A group of people stand and pose for a photo. A mannequin in costume is stood in the centre.
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MA Historical Costume students explore war, peace and power
Closer photo of a model in a black and white swimsuit poses as a Barbie doll in a rectangular box on a beach. Another box with a selection of Barbie artworks stands next to them.
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Barbie60: Celebrating 60 years of a cultural icon
A group of actors in costume stand mid-song on a stage. Several tapestries hang around the spotlights. A large lion puppet is in the middle of the stage.
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Lighthouse
The letters AUB on a black background
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Costume & Performance Design Run 'Days for Girls' Charity Event
The front cover of a book, showing a close-up of a corset. The title reads Stays and Corsets Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Day
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Bringing history to life through corsetry – AUB lecturer launches follow-up to her popular corsetry guide
A large hand handles a small suitcase next to a person examining a folder. Another person peers through a camera and holds an even smaller person up above their head.
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Event Video Screening for Mary Shelley Takeover
A large hand handles a small suitcase next to a person examining a folder. Another person peers through a camera and holds an even smaller person up above their head.
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AUB lecturer Rebecca Pride launches book on how to become a top-class costume supervisor

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